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Marcus Claudius Marcellus (42–23 BC) was the eldest son of Gaius Claudius Marcellus and Octavia the Younger, sister of Augustus (then known as Octavian). He was Augustus' nephew and closest male relative, and began to enjoy an accelerated political career as a result.
By 54 BC Marcellus had married Octavia the Younger, a great-niece of Julius Caesar (and sister of future emperor Augustus), in an arranged ceremony.Octavia bore Marcellus three known surviving children: a son, Marcus, and two daughters, Claudia Marcella Major and Claudia Marcella Minor, born in Rome.
Augustus prepared to hand down his signet ring to his favored general Agrippa. However, Augustus handed over to his co-consul Piso all of his official documents, an account of public finances, and authority over listed troops in the provinces while Augustus's supposedly favored nephew Marcellus came away empty-handed.
Augustus meanwhile, as supports to his despotism, raised to the pontificate and curule ædileship Claudius Marcellus, his sister's son, while a mere stripling, and Marcus Agrippa, of humble birth, a good soldier, and one who had shared his victory, to two consecutive consulships, and as Marcellus soon afterwards died, he also accepted him as ...
Drusus delivered one funeral oration from the rostra and Augustus gave her the highest posthumous honors (building the Gate of Octavia and Porticus Octaviae in her memory). [20] Augustus also had the Roman senate declare his sister to be a goddess. [21] Augustus declined some other honors decreed to her by the senate, for reasons unknown. [20]
Claudia Marcella Major [a] (PIR 2 C 1102; born some time before 40 BC) was the senior niece of Roman emperor Augustus, being the eldest daughter of his sister Octavia the Younger and her first husband Gaius Claudius Marcellus.
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His sister by adoption, Terentia, married Gaius Cilnius Maecenas, the prominent adviser and friend of Augustus and patron of the arts, [4] while his adopted brother Aulus Terentius Varro Murena, [5] was consul designate for the year 23 BC. [6] He held the position of legate in Syria from 24 BC to 23 BC, [7] when he was replaced by Marcus ...